Linda PaulusApr 5, 20222 minSomething about DavidDavid and the value of passing on tradition (with a twist)One of David's most endearing songs is "Sarah", based on a real person named Sarah Melton. He loved the 1911 backstory so much that he...
Linda PaulusMar 27, 20223 minBehind the WritingThe Villager NotebooksThe first time I visited the Schnaufer archive at Vanderbilt University was several years before I ever had an inkling I would plunge...
Linda PaulusFeb 27, 20221 minDavid's FriendsHey Little Birdie, 2022 ReduxIn a recent blog post on a different topic, I shared a video of two of David's young students/collaborators performing "Hey Little...
Linda PaulusFeb 25, 20222 minDavid's FriendsFOD: Guest post by Steven StubblefieldWhen I started the Pluck Blog, I envisioned putting up posts that followed the chronology of Pluck, but I've made an executive decision...
Linda PaulusFeb 2, 20223 minThe Orphic Side of PluckThe "Good-spooky" stuffI mentioned earlier that there have been all kinds of events related to this project that I call "good-spooky" kinds of stuff. I usually...